Before you apply for a secondary school place

Applications for children to start secondary school in September 2026 are open. Children must have been born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015.

There is a different process if your child has already started secondary school.

Before you apply we recommend that you:

• read the information about Secondary education in Wirral
• check the admission criteria to make sure your chosen school is suitable for your child (PDF,1.3MB)